Research
group leader and symposium organiser Dr Rafiqul Islam said, "We want to develop
ideas for solutions of current challenges that will support Australia's cybersecurity
into the future.

"The
latest 'Wannacry' malware attack has focussed worldwide attention on cybersecurity
and how governments and businesses can protect the data they store about their
clients and customers."

The
meeting will be opened by the NSW Parliamentary
Secretary for counterterrorism, the Hon Daryl Maguire MP.

Special
topics for discussion include recent data breaches and trends in cybersecurity,
security in social media, forensic analysis, human factors in ICT security, and
privacy and security in record systems.

Director of the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at the University of NSW in Canberra, Professor Jill Slay, who will speak on national policy and current gaps in Australia's cybersecurity;

Counterterrorism expert and Head of CSU's Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Associate Professor Nicholas O'Brien, on the problems faced by police and security agencies in the era of social media and encryption;

Director of the Machine Learning Group, Dr Jonathon Oliver, on identifying and dealing with ransomware attacks such as Wannacry;

The
fourth annual Cyber Security Symposium will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9
June at the International Hotel in Wagga Wagga.

"This symposium provides a forum for presenting
and discussing innovative ideas, research results, applications and experience,
while highlighting activities and defence mechanisms against the emerging
threat of cybersecurity," Dr Rafiqul said.